Once the Great Reserve Strategy is passed, it is inevitable to increase military expenditure. The military expenditure growth is not obvious in the short term. If Austria's fiscal revenue cannot increase, it will be a burden in the future.

No matter how cheap the reserve service is, the military expenditure will not be less than 15% of the regular army. Weapons and equipment can be used to eliminate the old goods from the regular army, and soldiers' wages can be saved, but training funds cannot be saved no matter what.

Under normal circumstances, Austrian reserve forces have no less than two months of training every year. After the training is completed, the government will issue a subsidy for condolences.

According to the annual increase of 200,000 reserve soldiers, this expenditure is equivalent to an expansion of 30,000 troops per year. The total reserves reach 2 million and the cap will be reached. This is equivalent to the increase of the active troops by 250,000 on the basis of the current level. (The existing 500,000 reserves)

If the previous growth rate of Austria's fiscal revenue is estimated to not last long, the plan will die.

Franz couldn't help but be glad that the industrial era had arrived, otherwise Austria, an agricultural country, would not have been able to afford so many soldiers.

"Considering that the future overseas colonial strategy requires close cooperation between the army and the navy, I decided to establish a general staff, with Marshal Radsky as the first chief of staff." Franz threw a bombshell.

There is no doubt that the General Staff is independent of the Army and Navy, and in name only coordinates the cooperation between the Army and Navy. In fact, during the war period, the General Staff surpassed the Army and Navy.

How to coordinate if you don’t have the right? Do you have to send someone to reason with the troops below?

Especially this first chief of staff, Marshal Radsky, as a highly respected existence in the Austrian army, can he still undermine the General Staff?

"Your Majesty, our colonial overseas strategy has not yet come to be implemented. Is it too early to establish the General Staff?" Prince Wendyschgratz opposed

Oppose, we must oppose it. A General Staff Department has been added, and the rights of the land and the Navy Department overlap in many places, which will inevitably greatly squeeze out their rights.

Compared to Prince Wendyschgretz's reaction, it doesn't matter to the Navy Minister who doesn't have much presence.

It is a matter of time to establish an institution that coordinates the two armies. Marshal Radsky, the army's origins as Chief of Staff, certainly demonstrates the dominance of the army.

It is difficult for the Chief of Staff, who is also from the Army, to intervene in the Navy. In the absence of professionalism, the famous Marshal Radsky will never intervene indiscriminately, right?

The establishment of the General Staff also marked the official determination of the Austrian government's overseas colonial strategy, so it would be inevitable to build a large naval force.

With Austria's international status, the navy would have to enter the top five in the world, otherwise he would not have the confidence to go out to grab territory.

Compared with this income, some rights are damaged and the Navy is completely acceptable. Not to mention anything else, the Navy's military expenditure this year can be increased by several million.

Franz found a reason to explain: "Be prepared early and avoid being in a hurry. Now the European continent is still in balance, and it is unknown when this situation will be broken.

Although we judge that the Russians may attack the Ottoman Empire, everything is in case, if the Russians go to Central Asia to expand, or to the Far East to expand.

Our original strategic plan does not have the possibility of implementation. Then the overseas colonial strategy that is placed in the last place can also be given priority."

Only when the Russians were stupid would they let go of the Ottomans who were close to each other and go to Central Asia or the Far East to eat soil.

Regardless of whether Prince Wendyschgretz can accept it or not, it is Franz who can deal with it. He will take it out and discuss it with everyone. That is to reflect democracy and to check for omissions and fill in the gaps.

If everyone opposes it, it proves that the plan is unreliable. Either it is too advanced and everyone cannot accept it; or it is not in line with Austria's national conditions and cannot be implemented.

When this happens, Franz will naturally take back his good deeds. Now Prince Wendishgretz opposes it, then this resolution will be passed.

Considering that the Army generals might boycott the General Staff, Franz also specially selected the respected Marshal Radsky. No matter how reluctant he was, he had to cooperate with Marshal Radsky.

As long as the first generation chief of staff is firmly in place, everyone will get used to it later. In peacetime, the power of the General Staff is actually not very high, and Franz will not let them train and command.

Checks and balances of power are necessary. The General Staff can command the entire country's army during the war, but the recruitment, training and logistics support systems of soldiers are still in the hands of the Army and Navy.

Franz was prepared for the fact that the General Staff of Germany directly undermined the emperor in history.

In addition to these checks and balances, the palace guards and the city defense forces in Vienna were also directly responsible to the emperor, and neither the Army nor the General Staff had the command authority.

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Munich

I originally thought that after gaining the support of the great powers, the Bavarian Kingdom would be able to integrate the small states in the German region, but reality gave Maximi I a blow.

Everyone is unwilling to be annexed by Austria and Prussia, nor is it willing to be annexed by Bavaria. In normal times, everyone has a good relationship, which is to join forces to keep warm and resist the threat from Pu'O.

This is also the reason why Prussia is poor in the German Federation. The threat from Austria was separated by Bavaria, and everyone still felt it. As a neighbor, Prussia, everyone has personal feelings about it.

"Did Württemberg also reject our favor?" Maximi I asked with a frown

"Yes, your majesty." The Foreign Minister simply replied

Wurtemberg is also considered a "big power" in the German Federation, and its territory is second only to Austria, Prussia and Bavaria.

The Kingdom of Bavaria wanted to establish its own business, but it would not be possible without the support of Württemberg. Obviously, no one was willing to be a stepping stone for others, and the Württemberg government was unwilling to become a vassal of Bavaria.

Even if everyone is just a nominal merger, in fact, Württemberg still retains almost all rights, that's not OK.

No one is a fool. If all German states are merged now, then the dominant Austria will also retain their rights, and there is no other reason that it cannot swallow them.

Similarly, if Prussia annexed small states except Austria, they would not be able to swallow them and had to make compromises.

The same is true of the Bavarian Kingdom now. Don’t look at the remaining German states. In fact, they are almost all areas with good economic development and densely populated areas.

So when Maximi I threw out the generous conditions, everyone refused directly. With Pu and Austria still watching, it was impossible for Bavaria to threaten them by force.

Do you really think that with the support of the great powers, everyone can give in? Don’t forget whether it is Pu’ao or the great powers, and no one compromises with them!

No, Prussia can only be regarded as a quasi-power, with only the military strength of the great powers, but not the national strength of the great powers.

To some extent, the Kingdom of Prussia maintained a strong army because it was afraid of being annexed by Austria.

If there were any choice, Frederick William IV would not be willing to be a fat man. Now the Prussian government's finances may go bankrupt at any time, but their military expenditures have never been short of a cent.

Undercurrents have been surging within the Kingdom of Bavaria. How could so many German exchange organizations in Austria not play a role?

The news that the Bavarian government wanted independence was conveyed, and a demonstration against state division was already being planned.

In order to avoid suspicion, the people responsible for planning this parade were all German nationalists, and organizations and individuals related to Austria were just waving flags and shouting.

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Berlin

Since the end of the Prussian War, the Kingdom of Prussia has embarked on the road of reform. The first problem facing the government is finance.

Unlike in history, the PDA war has been delayed for a little longer, which means that military expenditure has increased by 50 to 60 million.

In theory, as long as you get the funds raised by the German people for them, most of the holes can be filled.

Obviously this is impossible, let alone getting the remaining money. Now, the Kingdom of Prussia often has people who collect debts to harass people in embassies or offices in various states.

Faced with these people, they can’t even touch them, and they can’t even scold them. When it comes to reason, they insist on being a liar.

As a result, these staff members did not even dare to go out for shopping, for fear of being hit by UFOs. All living problems will be solved by the government of their country.

In order to divert the public's attention, the Prussian government even made concessions and proposed the "Three Kingdoms Responsible Cabinet" together with the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Unexpectedly, it aroused the fear of the great powers. Under diplomatic pressure, this plan died as soon as it was implemented.

If Frederick William IV had no resentment in his heart, it would be impossible. Unfortunately, he had no place to speak out even if he was angry.

In this series of measures, the Prussian government performed well and did not make excessive mistakes. The responsibility for failure cannot be blamed on them.

The reactions of Austria, Bavaria and other countries were so natural. Everyone was considering the issue based on their own interests, and no one owed anyone.

"Where has the progress of the Prime Minister and the British borrowing?" Frederick William IV asked with concern

"Your Majesty, it is probably impossible to borrow money from the British. They have put forward an unacceptable condition." Prime Minister Joseph von Radovitz replied with a wry smile.

"What kind of conditions do you have no room for negotiation?" Frederick William IV asked in confusion.

Joseph von Radovitz sighed and said, "The British demanded that we withdraw from the German Federation permanently!"

"What?" Frederick William IV asked incredible

Withdraw from the German Federation? If the Kingdom of Prussia withdrew from the German Federation, then the dream of a great power of the Kingdom of Prussia will be shattered directly, and with their current size, it is a medium country.

Frederick William IV is sure that once Prussia withdrew from the German Federation, the British will surely unite France and Russia to force Austria to make the same decision.

By then, once the remaining German states merge, it will be another medium country. Under the complex international situation, this newly established country may not be enterprising enough, but it will definitely be more self-protection.

After a pause for a while, Frederick William IV reacted and said at once: "No, we will never accept such conditions. We must contact the Austrian government as soon as possible. I believe they are unwilling to leave in such a shame!"

There is no doubt that Frederick William IV had no doubt thought wrong and directly believed that the British were preparing to force the separation of the German Federation.

Don’t look at them always wanting to break the Austrian-dominated German Federation, but the German Federation has really split, and the one who is most worried about will definitely not be Austria.

Even if they left the German Federation, the Austrian Empire was also a great empire in Europe, but the Prussian Kingdom was not good. If they wanted to go further, they would have no chance.

Prime Minister Joseph von Radovitz analyzed: "Your Majesty, we cannot be anxious about this issue. The Austrians will not give up on the German region. We just need to leak the news to the Austrian government through some channels.

The British think about it, but they can't do it if they really want to turn this plan into reality.

Even if Britain, France and Russia join forces to put pressure on us, as long as we and Austria do not let go, they will be powerless. We can't start a war on us just because of this, right?"

The alliance between Prussia and Austria also has the problem of initiative. If Prussia is delivered to the door, wouldn’t it have lost its initiative in the alliance?
Chapter completed!